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Tuesday, April 28, 2015

History Books Forgot To Include These Awesomely Bizarre Photos From Past Decades

Think that being "cool" is a new concept? It's not. At all. Even before people started saying "cool" in the 1920s, people were able to embody coolness. We can look back a hundred years or more and easily say, "That person looks pretty cool."

What's also cool is the fact that we have technology that lets us share these antique images, spreading the coolness to all four corners of the globe.

1. 1875: Getting tattoos with meanings, especially nefarious ones.

At this time, tattoos were associated with the criminal underworld. That's a little less than awesome, but the craftsmanship on these is the definition of cool.

2. 1890s: Being a proper Victorian lady but still being able to kick butt.

We don't really understand how loose hair and huge nightgowns were considered proper boxing attire, though.